Part I

Catarina Sousa
Part I
Romantic poetry varies from different styles to different authors. Two poets, John Keats and Edmund Spender, lived in different centuries, but are still able to connect by writing poems that confide within the subject of love. Although, this is the topic chosen by many romantic poets and basically any form of artist, these two poems explain the on-going love they have for their beloved. In each, they author makes it a point to admit to their beloved that to them their essence and beauty will never die within old age, or even death itself.
In the intriguing poem “Bright Star,” by John Keats, the author has a longing for his beloved’s immortality. The author calling her the “bright star” gives us the idea of her being so evergreen and death-defying that nothing can withstand her i.e.,” Still, still to hear her tender-taken breath, /And so live ever--or else swoon to death,” (L 13-14). Moreover, the sonnet “Sonnet 75,” by Edmund Spenser displays the same type of idea, for example, “Where whenas Death shall all the world subdue,/ Out love shall live, and later life renew,” (L 13-14). This ending couplet acknowledges the same concept that was given in Keats poem. If the image of beauty does not confide within the beloved herself, the root of it will grow within the readers of the poem in the end.
Although everlasting life is not a gift we were granted with, one essential of Romantic poetry, is apostrophe. Apostrophe is when an author writes about something that isn’t actually there or existent anymore. Basically, romantic poetry can be viewed as a mix between the real-world and the emotions it brings, but also take a spin on the fantasy life where being immortal or having immortal like feelings is real. Both of these poems and poets confidently present their fool’s paradise and remorse as would any other Romantic poet.